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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026
ties to Kurdish Regional Government forces, Washington can still keep a read on security developments in Iraq, in Syria, and on the activity of resistance groups. In this connection, Mohammed Saleh, an Iraq expert and researcher at the American Foreign Policy Institute, says it remains unclear exac ...
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
ties with Armenia across trade, science, culture, and technology. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan welcomed the progress in bilateral relations and said Yerevan remains committed to expanding cooperation with Tehran despite sanctions. The remarks come amid renewed tensions following US and ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
Interview

True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
ties. Therefore, if the US withdrawal is accompanied by a strengthening of Iraq’s national capabilities, it could lead to greater security independence for Baghdad. But if Baghdad cannot fill those gaps, competition among regional and domestic actors to shape Iraq’s security architectur ...
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Pezeshkian, Putin Reaffirm Commitment to Deepening Iran-Russia Cooperation
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Pezeshkian, Putin Reaffirm Commitment to Deepening Iran-Russia Cooperation

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
ties ALWAGHT- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call on Wednesday to expand bilateral ties and boost coordination across a broad range of areas. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed strengthen ...
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
ties and expanding political and economic cooperation, has now chosen Saudi Arabia as his latest diplomatic destination. On Wednesday, al-Zaidi arrived in Riyadh heading a high-ranking delegation to meet with Saudi officials on bilateral relations, avenues for deepening joint cooperation and the la ...
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
ties with neighboring countries, citing shared cultural and historical bonds. He said Tehran has no fundamental disagreements with regional states and is prepared to resolve outstanding issues through dialogue and regional cooperation, while criticizing US policies and military bases for contributin ...
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
ties between Tehran and Moscow could contribute to greater regional stability ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that closer ties between Tehran and Moscow could contribute to greater regional stability, with both sides pledging to maintain consultations on key regional and gl ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
ties with Tel Aviv in 2020 under Trump-brokered Abraham Accords, a process later extended to Morocco. The official texts of these agreements are on record in the UN Treaty Collection and official government sources. Critics of that trajectory argue that normalization without realizing Palestinian r ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
Bilateral ties The Pakistani army chief's trip to Iran came amid emerging challenges to bilateral ties and to the progressing course of political, security and trade relations. Specifically, two challenges stand out: a surge in terrorist activity along the two countries' shared border in re ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
ties to the crisis, encouragement of dialogue and diplomatic solutions, and support for Qatari and Pakistani mediation. Turkey and Pakistan, two key actors in Iran's calculations The presence of Turkey and Pakistan also gives the Tehran meeting dimensions that go beyond Iran-Saudi relations. T ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.